发热

fā rè

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to have a high temperature
2. feverish
3. unable to think calmly
4. to emit heat

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 退热 tuì rè 退热 tuì rè to reduce fever 体温下降: to reduce fever
• 冷静 lěng jìng 冷静 lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate 情绪激动不安: calm; cool-headed; dispassionate

Synonyms

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• 发烧 fā shāo 发烧 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) 身体温度升高: to have a high temperature (from illness)

Usage notes

Collocations

发热 often pairs with 感到 (to feel) or 引起 (to cause), as in 感到发热 or 引起发热.

Formality

In medical contexts, 发热 is more formal than 发烧, which is the everyday term for having a fever.

Example Sentences

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他突然感到全身 发热 。

He suddenly felt his whole body heat up.

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Words Containing 发热

• 发热伴血小板减少综合征 发热伴血小板减少综合征 fā rè bàn xuè xiǎo bǎn jiǎn shǎo zōng hé zhēng: severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
• 蒸发热 蒸发热 zhēng fā rè: latent heat of evaporation

Child Words of 发热

• 热 热 rè: to warm up
• 发 发 fā: to send out
• 发 发 fà: hair